Jeju Island vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$533	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	62	61
🏙️ Population	678K	133K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 10% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4690th and 4342nd ($1165 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in South Korea and Maldives, respectively. Check South Korea vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.8 months in Male. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4818th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Male

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	Jeju Island	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$3225

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352